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Top Story Sledgehammer 'probably' canceling Call of Duty action adventure
GM Glen Schofield says game would have been too "niche"; studio likely to move on to own project after Modern Warfare 3. continue »
- Posted Oct 17, 2011 10:37 am PT
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Remedy talks Max Payne 3
The makers of Max Payne 1 and 2 shed light on how Remedy Entertainment has been involved in the development of Rockstar's Max Payne 3. Full Story
- Posted Oct 6, 2011 9:00 am PT
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Resident Evil director talks Retribution
Paul Anderson on casting Leon Kennedy for film franchise, taking plot points from Resident Evil 4 and 5, and motorcycle-riding, machine-gun-toting zombies. Full Story
- Posted Oct 3, 2011 2:22 pm PT
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Xbox 720 logo appears in 'Real Steel' trailer
Microsoft branding for supposed Xbox 360 follow-up spotted in Hugh Jackman's near-future robot boxing film. Full Story
- Posted Oct 5, 2011 12:34 pm PT
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L.A. Noire dev moves to shut down
Documents filed with Australian Securities and Investments Commission today foretell studio's imminent closure. Full Story
- Posted Oct 5, 2011 8:32 am PT
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Battlefield 3 beta 6x larger than Bad Company 2's
DICE GM says open beta for new shooter logging six times more simultaneous players than predecessor; final code will "look, play, and sound better." Full Story
- Posted Oct 4, 2011 1:36 pm PT
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Metal Gear Solid HD Collection LE inbound
Konami offering top-tier SKU for high-def Xbox 360 and PS3 bundle that includes 248-page art book, special packaging designed by lead artist. Full Story
- Posted Sep 30, 2011 3:45 pm PT
- 280 Comments
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Modern Warfare 3 tops gamer holiday wish list - Nielsen
Activision's shooter leads tracking company's survey of most anticipated titles, followed by Gears of War 3, Madden NFL 12. Full Story
- Posted Sep 30, 2011 8:51 am PT
- 564 Comments
Latest Top Stories
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Battlefield 3 preorders hit a 'couple million' - EA
Publisher offers update on DICE's military shooter pre-sale status; CEO reveals 1,400 US positions currently open. Full Story
- Posted Oct 17, 2011 5:33 pm PT
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EverQuest Next taking inspiration from Star Trek movie reboot
Q&A;: Sony Online Entertainment president John Smedley talks about seminal MMORPG's future in wake of Hall of Fame induction and freemium games on consoles, confirms Vita support. Full Story
- Posted Oct 17, 2011 3:20 pm PT
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BioShock Vita in 'paper design stage'
Irrational Games' Ken Levine says Sony portable installment will be different from Infinite, previous two games, "have its own voice." Full Story
- Posted Oct 17, 2011 3:40 pm PT
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Shippin' Out October 16-22: Batman: Arkham City
WBIE deploys second installment in Caped Crusader-led action adventure as Professor Layton, Rocksmith, Rachet & Clank also head to market. Full Story
- Posted Oct 17, 2011 9:20 am PT
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PixelJunk SideScroller hitting PSN on October 25
Q Games' next entry in the PixelJunk line set to land on PS3 next week; shoot-'em-up to put spin on classic genre. Full Story
- Posted Oct 17, 2011 3:14 pm PT
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Iron Brigade gets Martian missions
Double Fine's renamed XBLA game Trenched to receive first paid downloadable content in "Rise of the Martian Bear." Full Story
- Posted Oct 17, 2011 1:05 pm PT
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Namco Bandai bringing Ni no Kuni to US next year
Japanese publisher confirms Level-5's collaboration with Studio Ghibli to hit North American PS3s next year as Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch. Full Story
- Posted Oct 17, 2011 11:39 am PT
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iPhone 4S moves 4 million in first weekend
The latest handset to come out of Apple becomes fastest selling in three days, more than doubles iPhone 4 launch numbers. Full Story
- Posted Oct 17, 2011 10:34 am PT
- 81 Comments
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Halo Waypoint shouldering ATLAS, redesign due this fall
343 Industries revamping sci-fi franchise's community network, emphasizing cross-platform parity, custom challenges; new Windows Phone 7 app; no premium tier for now; Halo: Anniversary goes gold. Full Story
- Posted Oct 15, 2011 5:30 pm PT
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Spider-Man movie game revealed - Report
New York Comic-Con plays host to first trailer from Beenox-developed tie-in for next summer's feature film reboot for webswinging superhero franchise. Full Story
- Posted Oct 15, 2011 2:22 pm PT
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Street Fighter X Tekken striking consoles March 6
Capcom confirms Xbox 360, PS3 launch date; PC version now in development; Special Edition contents revealed. Full Story
- Posted Oct 14, 2011 4:32 pm PT
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Xbox Live hackers targeting FIFA?
Microsoft maintains unauthorized Xbox 360 account activity is isolated occurrence as cyberattack reports targeting EA Sports sim rise. Full Story
- Posted Oct 14, 2011 11:39 am PT
- 82 Comments
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Assassin's Creed: Revelations leaps into 3D
Ubisoft's latest time-hopping action adventure to offer 3D options on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC. Full Story
- Posted Oct 14, 2011 11:53 am PT
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Army Corps of Hell joins PS Vita launch lineup in US
Square Enix prepping RTS-like actioner from Pikmin writer's new studio for Western launch of Sony's new handheld. Full Story
- Posted Oct 14, 2011 4:09 pm PT
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Deus Ex: Human Revolution DLC priced, dated
Square Enix's Missing Link add-on for cyberpunk action adventure coming next week for $15, brings three to eight more hours of action/stealth. Full Story
- Posted Oct 14, 2011 3:00 pm PT
- 76 Comments
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Game Developers Conference Online 2011 draws record crowd
More than 3,300 attend the second annual online gaming-centric conference, marking 12% growth over last year. Full Story
- Posted Oct 14, 2011 2:36 pm PT
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September US retail sales fall despite Madden NFL - NPD
EA Sports' gridiron sim edges out Gears of War 3, Dead Island; DS tops 50 million in US; Xbox 360 again leads hardware; total retail sales sink 6% to $1.16B. Full Story
- Posted Oct 13, 2011 4:13 pm PT
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EA considering closure of Harry Potter developer
Bright Light studio in danger of being shuttered in effort to reduce development costs and centralize development across EA's UK operations. Full Story
- Posted Oct 14, 2011 10:55 am PT
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Team Fortress 2 community earns $2 million through in-game market
Valve celebrates fourth year of Team Fortress 2 with improved features and an item submission system; reveals community item creators have made over $2 million. Full Story
- Posted Oct 13, 2011 7:59 pm PT
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Ex-Rare devs create Starfire Studios
- Oct 13, 2011 8:02 pm PT
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Bethesda QA tester beats Skyrim in just over 2 hours
- Oct 13, 2011 5:16 pm PT
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Batman: Arkham City locks Catwoman behind one-time use code
- Oct 13, 2011 4:14 pm PT
- 534 Comments
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SOE president says attempted hacks hit dormant accounts
- Oct 12, 2011 8:36 pm PT
- 177 Comments
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GTAIII turns 10, coming to mobile devices
- Oct 13, 2011 6:28 am PT
- 169 Comments
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Tribes: Ascend beta deploying November 4
- Oct 13, 2011 2:12 pm PT
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World of Warcraft server blades up for charity auction
- Oct 13, 2011 1:08 pm PT
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Assembling Marvel Super Hero Squad Online
- Oct 13, 2011 12:46 pm PT
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- Oct 13, 2011 12:01 pm PT
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EverQuest honored at GDC Online awards
- Oct 12, 2011 4:23 pm PT
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- Oct 18, 2011 3:39 am PT
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Mojang wins interim injunction in Bethesda Scrolls battle
- Oct 18, 2011 2:55 am PT
- 17 Comments
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Asia Shippin' Out Oct. 16-22: Batman: Arkham City
- Oct 17, 2011 5:07 pm PT
- 8 Comments
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Devil May Cry compiled on PS3, Xbox 360
- Oct 17, 2011 9:13 am PT
- 97 Comments
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Level-5 announces new titles on weekend press conference
- Oct 16, 2011 9:50 pm PT
- 28 Comments
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Street Fighter X Tekken's gem system detailed
- Oct 16, 2011 9:32 pm PT
- 23 Comments
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Halo CE: Anniversary Kinect features detailed
- Oct 16, 2011 8:09 pm PT
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The GameSpot Game Charts
Rankings based on GameFly multi-platform rental figures for the week ending October 3, 2011.
System Update
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Metal Gear Solid gets Risk board game
Konami's Metal Gear Solid series is no stranger to other games, having crossed over into franchises like Ape Escape and Super... Read More
Rumor Control
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Xbox Live hackers targeting FIFA?
Source: Ars Technica , reporting on anecdotal evidence of an uptick in hacked Xbox Live accounts. What we heard:... Read More
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